: a boy or man who is an extremely or overly enthusiastic fan of someone or something
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Gramm is a bit of a Reagan fanboy, but his basic point is valid.
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Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Years of hagiographic media coverage and his immense social-media reach birthed legions of fanboys and nurtured a cult of personality.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2025
In terms of the box office, the hope is that Fantastic Four will play to both families and fanboys/fangirls alike, which should help combat lingering superhero fatigue at the box office.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 27 July 2025
Why is Project Hail Mary here at Comic-Con and not Amazon MGM Studios’ big fanboy and girl movie The Masters of the Universe?
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 July 2025
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Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Years of hagiographic media coverage and his immense social-media reach birthed legions of fanboys and nurtured a cult of personality.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2025
In terms of the box office, the hope is that Fantastic Four will play to both families and fanboys/fangirls alike, which should help combat lingering superhero fatigue at the box office.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 27 July 2025
Why is Project Hail Mary here at Comic-Con and not Amazon MGM Studios’ big fanboy and girl movie The Masters of the Universe?
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 July 2025
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“Fanboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fanboy. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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